Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho announced for UFC Vegas 96 main event
Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho enjoy been summoned to headline at the APEX.
The UFC announced Tuesday that Cannonier vs. Borralho is the main match of UFC Vegas 96, which takes insist Aug. 24 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. This matchup pits MMA Combating’s No. 7-ranked middleweight Cannonier against a fighter but to to be overwhelmed interior the octagon.
Cannonier (17-7) is coming off of a controversial fourth-spherical TKO loss to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Louisville this previous June. The loss snapped a safe trip for the one-time title challenger, following merit-to-merit wins over Marvin Vettori and Sean Strickland.
Here’s Cannonier’s fourth straight main match booking, with three of those four appearances taking insist at the APEX.
Borralho (16-1, 1 NC) headlines within the UFC for the first time after numerous co-main match outings at Fight Night events. He’s 6-0 within the UFC, with his newest safe being a 2d-spherical knockout of ragged Paul Craig.
